DTE Energy will soon charge a processing fee to pay bills with a credit or debit card. This fee will not apply if customers pay via bank account, at a kiosk, or mail a check. The fee begins March 2.

Consumers are increasingly paying more at the register as credit card processing fees are passed along to customers — a trend that is now extending to utility b ...

The change is part of a move to recoup what the utility said it is being charged by third-party payment processers.